Social/Politics
Government Cuts Over 630 Jobs With State Reserve And National Archives
Romania’s Government has decided to cut more than 630 jobs with the National Administration of State Reserves and the National Archives, under the authority of the country’s Ministry of Admi...
Authorities Pledge To The IMF To Lay Off 7,000 In State-Held Companies By August
At least 6,910 jobs in state-held companies subordinated to the Economy and Transport Ministries will be cut by August this year, according to an addendum to the letter of intent sent by the...
Ciolos: Commission Will Analyze E.coli Compensation Claims In July
The European Commission will analyze, in July, the requests for compensation filed by producers affected by the E.coli outbreak, Dacian Ciolos, commissioner for Agriculture, said Thursday.
Romania Keeps Clawback Tax On Drug Suppliers
Romania will continue to charge drug distributors a tax clawback, in the form of quarterly contributions to the public healthcare system, in an amount to be set within 30 days.
Ciolos: Romania To Receive Significant Amount Of Additional EU Funds Within CAP
Romania will be a beneficiary of a significant amount of additional EU funds, at least within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the cohesion policy, EU Agriculture Commissioner Dacian...
Romania To Reduce Refund For EU Projects, In Case Of Faulty Auction
Romania will refund the cost of a project financed with EU funds only after an inspection of the way the contract was awarded, cutting 2%-100% of the returned amount if the investigation rev...
Ambulance, Emergency Rescue Services To Receive 236 New Medically Equipped Cars
Romania’s ambulance service and emergency rescue service SMURD will receive by the end of October 236 new medically equipped cars worth about 80 million lei (EUR19 million), the Health Minis...
Number Of Farms In Romania Down 14% In 2010 From 2002, To 3.9 Million
The number of farms in Romania stood at 3.9 million last year, down 14% compared to the level revealed by the 2002 farming census, the National Statistics Institute (INS) said Thursday citin...
Highest Publicly-Disclosed Salaries
The highest salary in Romania for which there are official documents providing the name of the earner, is that of Ionut Costea, president of Eximbank, who in 2009 earned EUR27,000 per month....